Surgical case.



C. M. SORENSEN.

SURGICAL CASE.

APPLICATION man APR. 16, 1915.

l ,Q Patented May 23, 1916.

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C. IVI. SORENSEN.

SURGICAL CASE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I6, I9I5.

Patented May 28, 1916.

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CHARLES IVI. SORENSEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SURGICAL CASE.`

Application led April 16, 1915.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES M. SOREN- SEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Surgical Cases, of which the fol-V lowing is a specification.

vMy invention relates to cases for carrying instruments, bandages, adhesive tape, absorbent cotton, bottles and jars for desired liquids and pastes, etc., required by surgeons, chiropodists, dentists, or others in the performance of their professional duties, particularly when called away from their oilices, and the main object of the invention is to provide a case fully equipped with all the requirements in a readily accessible manner, and which also carries a sterilizing outfit for the instruments ready for use before, during, or after use of the instruments.

My invention is fully described in the following speciiication, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which like characters refer to like parts in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a central, longitudinal, vertical, section taken through a carrying case constructed in accordance with my invention, with the professional paraphernalia removed therefrom; Fig. 2 is a transverse, vertical, central, section thereof, with one lid opened; Fig. 3 is a detached, perspective, view of a tray for the instruments; Fig. 4 is a detached, perspective, view'of a sterilizer pan which I provide; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of a sterilizer tank and cover therefor which is adapted to receive the pan shown in Fig. 4.

In the drawings forming a part of this application I have shown a present preferred embodiment of my carrying case, consisting of a body portion or frame 6 open at both sides, a lid 7 on one side, a lid 8 on the opposite side, and a handle 9 for carrying the same secured to the top of the frame 6.

The frame 6 is of rectangular form and is provided with two cleats 10, one on the inner side of each end thereof, serving as supports for a removable tank 11 having a removable cover 12 therefor, and within said tank is a removable pan 13 of relatively slight depth provided with end handles 14 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Serial N o. 21,877.

reaching close to the upper edge of said tank whereby they may be readily grasped to remove the pan from-the tank, and I may 1f desired, although not shown, perforate the bottom of the pan to permit the sterillzing solution to enter and escape from said pan when the latter is placed within or removed from the tank.

.Beneath the cleats 10 is a rack 15 provided with a plurality of suitable openings 16 therethrough for the reception of bottles, jars, etc., containing the liquid or paste materials used by the owner of the case in h1s professional capacity, and this rack may be made of any desired form to adapt the case to the professional use of the owner. The lid 7 is hinged to the bottom of the box at 17 in such manner as to lay flat upon a table or the like when opened, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and said lid has a recess 18 therein over which is a detachable cover 19 held in place by means of clips 20 in stationary positions and straps 21 provided with the usual glove or snap fasteners 22; this recess serves as a receptacle for cotton, bandages, or the like or, if the case is equipped for a chirpodist, may contain felt pads or sheets such as are used in this profession. The lid 8 is similarly hinged at 23 and recessed at 24 to receive an instrument tray 25 consisting, in the form shown, of a frame and suitably spaced vertical plates having notches or detents in the upper edges thereof to adapt the same to the instruments to be carried and to maintain said instruments in spaced relationship to prevent injurious contact therebetween, and, when the lid 8 is lowered into the position of the lid 7 in Fig. 2, it will be seen that all of the instruments are exposed and within instant reach of the surgeon when needed. I also provide a cover 8a for the instrument tray 25.

In practice, I will provide a small spiritlamp in the bottle rack 15, this not being shown as it may be of any desired form, and, when the carrying case is opened for use, the tank 11 may be partially filled with a sterilizing solution and heated by said lamp if desired, or the tank may be removed from the case and placed upon a stove if one is convenient and it is desired to heat the solution, although it may not always be necessary nor even desirable to heat the solution.

After an instrument has been used it may be placed in the pan 13, previously removed ssl from the tank, and said pan then lowered into the solution in the tank, where it may remain until thoroughly sterilized and antiseptic, after which the pan with its contained instrument or instruments may be lifted from the tank, and the instrument removed therefrom and dried, ready for subsequent use.

It will be noted that, aside from the particular instruments carried, this being Within the discretion of the owner, a complete outfit of accessories is provided, both the instruments and accessories being in imme di ately accessible positions, this being highly important in all classes of surgery, and the owner may be assured that his instruments are aseptic for subsequent use at another place without the necessity for a return to his office or carrying extra instruments.

My carrying case is very compact, very neat in appearance, and may be made Vof a suitable size to adapt it to a particular use,

the sterilizing outfit, however, forming an essential part thereof.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by.

above said'bottlerrack, and anV instrument pan removably held in said tank. c Y

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tivo subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES M. SORENSEN. c

Witnesses:

J. C. LARSEN, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the SComvxnissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G." 

